Not bad per-say, just underwhelming. It honestly doesn't feel like I've watched another season of Osomatsu San. It was just so.. bland. I miss the weird bullshit from season 1. Not to say there was a complete lack of weird bullshit, but it felt cut back. I'll blame the Riceballs for that. I respected the staff for trying something new, so I tried to approach them with an open mind. However, all they did in the end was steal screen time from other side characters. I found myself missing Chibita and Iyami a lot. And Homura, who never even made an appearance (still pissed about that.) Looking back, my favorite episodes, like Mt. Takeo and Cosplaymatsu, were episodes where the Riceballs barely showed up, if at all. Also, maybe I'm nitpicking, but all of the Matsus felt slightly OOC the entire season. Just a little, though, not enough to really bug me.
So now that I'm done bitching, let's talk about the upsides. Most of the skits, exluding the Riceballs, were decent. They made me chuckle and that's all I can really ask for at the end of the day. I also really liked how Nyaa-Chan was developed this season. And, all flaws considered, I still anxiously waited every Monday for the next episode.
Anyways, art and sound are as good as ever (OPs still slap) so not much to say there.
So, was season 3 worth the wait? Eh. Am I gonna stick around for season 4? Absolutely, but that's because I'm already in too deep in Matsu Hell to escape at this point.
